How was your swim today?

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Will Crash Apr 2019 8:52am, 26 Apr 2019 1,091 posts	0 Will Crash rhb, thank you. I know of a coach, I`ll contact them and see what I can do.
Elsie Too Apr 2019 10:20am, 26 Apr 2019 2,087 posts	0 Elsie Too I'm considering a 1:1 session. Does £50 for an hour of 1:1 in a private lane sound like the going rate? greenlightpt.co.uk
Angus Clydesdale Apr 2019 2:24pm, 26 Apr 2019 15,078 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale I charge £40 / hour, but I’m not allowed a private lane (although I always work when the pool’s quiet). I’d say £50 was good value if it includes an exclusive lane. As an aside I also know a local TI coach who charges £200 to be part of a 5:1 session of 3 hours pool and 4 hours dry (bring your own lunch). And the local Alexander method Art of Swimming “guru” charges about £160 for a couple of hours, iirc.
Wednesday Mouse Apr 2019 2:29pm, 26 Apr 2019 974 posts	0 Wednesday Mouse From my own experience, me & a friend paid £85 total for a 2-to-1 session for about an hour with a swim coach the other year. No private lane, but very quiet pool. Was really really helpful, money definitely well spent.
Elsie Too Apr 2019 4:11pm, 26 Apr 2019 2,088 posts	0 Elsie Too Thanks for sharing your experience Angus and WM. I think I'll give it a go, just need to find a gap in the calendar which is always the challenge!
Zeb Apr 2019 9:17pm, 26 Apr 2019 853 posts	0 Zeb Can anyone suggest ways to stop my feet cramping while I’m swimming? I tend to get more problems in the evening rather than in the morning so I don’t think it’s dehydration. Thanks.
Angus Clydesdale Apr 2019 11:39pm, 26 Apr 2019 15,080 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale I wouldn’t be so quick to dismiss dehydration, no matter what time of day. Another factor could be flexibility. Do you stretch your feet? You’d be amazed at the flexibility range required for swimming; you could practice plantar flexion and dorsiflexion at home of an evening. It might help.
njosmith Apr 2019 1:35pm, 28 Apr 2019 294 posts	0 njosmith Perfect conditions for the Coolie Classic 3k this morning. A bit slower than I would have liked at 1 hour 10 minutes but a cording to my Garmin(which is clearly never wrong) I swam 3.3km so about the ocean I was expecting. I was overtaken a lot, whilst I was in one of the later waves the 2km swim was only ten minutes behind us. Difficult to believe how fast some of the swimmers were.
rhb Apr 2019 8:41pm, 28 Apr 2019 1,296 posts	0 rhb Tumbling onto back practice today (step 1 of that video I posted) When I do it without twist I forget to blow from my nose. Stingy nostrils this eve!
Elsie Too Apr 2019 9:46am, 29 Apr 2019 2,089 posts	0 Elsie Too Not planning on swimming today but I have just booked my swimming lesson for on 12th May